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IndyCar: HPD to power Dale Coyne Racing

James Jakes and Alex Lloyd will drive Honda-powered cars for Dale Coyne Racing in 2012. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

American Honda and Honda Performance Development have added Dale Coyne Racing to its stable of race teams for the 2012 Izod IndyCar Series, HPD and the team announced on Wednesday.

HPD will provide its new turbocharged 2.2-liter Honda Indy V6 engines to all Coyne entries in the series and at the Indianapolis 500.

“Dale Coyne Racing has been one of IndyCar's most durable teams, with a history that extends for nearly 30 years,” said Erik Berkman, president of HPD and vice president of corporate planning and logistics for American Honda. “It's great to have them racing with us in 2012. Dale's team has made great strides in recent seasons, and he has made moves this off-season to further improve. We're looking forward to continuing our association with him in 2012.”

“We have felt a part of the Honda family from their first days in CART back in the early 1990s till today,” team owner Dale Coyne said. “We are very pleased to enter this next stage of IndyCar history with a company so dedicated to winning and rich in successful motorsports heritage like Honda.”

Dale Coyne Racing will have James Jakes and Alex Lloyd driving its Indy cars in 2012.